BOSS, John Linscom, Jr., a Representative from Rhode Island;
born in Charleston, S.C., September 7, 1780;
completed preparatory studies;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newport, R.I.;
held many important local offices;
member of the State house of representatives from 1806 to 1815;
elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1819);
died in Newport, R.I., August 1, 1819;
interment in the Common Burial Ground.